Sinsheimer Park giant playground, SLO
Sinsheimer Park is like a modern version of Monterey's Dennis the Menace Park. Your kids will never forget this place if you visit! It is a large park with under an arc of steep hillside. On the hillside is a playground with three huge tunnel slides- incredible! Along another side of the hill are two side-by-side super steep long slides! And there's a steep artificial grass slope where kids slide down on cardboard boxes for hours! Another popular area is the zipline cable. Kids like up for a go. Careful if you sit on this one because it can pinch your thigh.
A colorful lion drinking fountain, sand volleyball court, little kid playground, baby swings, snowboard seesaw, rock-climbing area, and beautiful plush trees round out the offerings at this park. You can sit under the trees in the plentiful shade and have a picnic, then walk the little path that runs behind the tennis courts, past fragrant eucalyptus trees. The Railroad Bike Path runs past Sinsheimer Park.
If you stay in SLO with kids, for sure you'll spend most of your vacation at this park! Have fun!
If you need food for your picnic at this park, get takeout from Nucci's on Broad Pizza (closed weekends), just four minutes away.
After, have a delicious acai bowl or smoothie at Neighborhood Acai at SLO Public Market, a nine minute drive away. Or a coffee at KBRG Coffee Lab or bagel at Bunker Coffee, a three minute drive away, in the hip Orcutt Rd area. If you don't mind the smell of the downtown with a homeless problem, you could have a milkshake at Scout Coffee, in downtown SLO.
The three huge tunnel slides!
Two kids ride the snowboard seesaw.
Kids bursting with excitement as they sled down the grass slope.
Sledding down the hill.
Volleyball courts and giant playground.
Boy on the zipline.
Climbing challenge.
Preparing to surf down the hill on cardboard.
The zipline is a blast!
Little bridge behind the tennis courts by the eucalyptus grove.
Path by the tennis courts.
Boys playing in the sand volleyball court.
Girl standing on the zipline.
Lion drinking fountain.
The toddler playground and baby swings.
Twisty slide on the toddler playground.
The huge play structure!!
Giant tunnel slide!
Cool playground for the big kids.
Lots of climbing to be had!
The toddler playground by some nice trees.
The top of the hill kids slide down.
Steep slide that goes down the hill!
Sliding down the hill on cardboard.
The amazing play structure!
Sinsheimer Park has a huge lawn!
Riding the cable!
Two children playing in the sand at the volleyball court.
A pinata at the grove of trees.
Flowers hanging from a garage, on Fernwood Drive, a short walk from Sinsheimer Park.
Bougainvillea on a street near Sinsheimer Park.
The cute mountain! It's called Cerro San Luis.
A pine tree on a street nearby.
Mexican sunflowers, on a street nearby.
Seven Sisters Coffee is nearby.
Walking down to the Railroad Bike Path.
The path by the tennis courts is nice to walk in a loop, including the eucalyptus grove behind the tennis courts.
Bridge to the eucalyptus grove.
Cactus garden on Helena Street.
The cable!
Toddler playground.
Baby swings.
A pretty scene at Sinsheimer Park.
Redwood trees are a joy.
Playing in the sand at the volleyball court.
The playground has so many interesting things to choose from!
Slides down the hill, and slope for sliding down on cardboard.
Sliding down on cardboard!
Standing up on the disc cable.
Parents sitting on the lawn.
Busy weekend day at the park.
The volleyball court.
Pretty trees on the streets nearby, like Fernwood Drive.
Fig tree on Fernwood Drive.
Looking toward Terrace Hill from Helena Street.
The playground and sand volleyball.
The playground and hill to slide down.
Picnic blanket under a tree!
The path behind the tennis court is lined with eucalyptus trees.
Red berries and eucalyptus trees.
Red berries!
I love the flowers of eucalyptus trees.
Mustard grass in February.
Trees by the playground.
Bridge over a little stream by the tennis courts.
A wonderful path lined with eucalyptus trees.
The frisbee disc golf field.
Wonderful leaves of the eucalyptus trees and bridge over the stream.
A path past redwood trees.
Flowers outside the SLO Swim Center.
Beautiful green grass at the eucalyptus stand, in March.
I love this path through the eucalyptus trees, especially in March when there are yellow flowers.
Stream under the wooden bridge.
The wooden bridge with flowers exploding on either side.
I love where the path turns at the tennis courts and you find a wooden bridge over a stream!
Yellow flowers in March.
Three girls sitting in a circle on the lawn near the redwood grove.
It always feels nice when you arrive at Sinsheimer Park.
Sunset picnic at Sinsheimer Park.
Tennis courts, lawn and trees.
I love the redwood grove and little stream.
Picnic tables at the redwoods.
The eucalyptus path with shimmering leaves.
Yellow blossoms in February.
Yellow flowers and redwood trees along the path in February!
Yellow and purple flowers!
The baby swings.
A little bridge over the creek.
Eucalyptus path behind the tennis courts. A sheltered spot when it's windy.
Tall trees and flowers behind the tennis courts.
Terrace Hill, green in April, from a street nearby.
Sinsheimer Park is located at 900 Southwood Dr, San Luis Obispo CA 93401. You can park in the large lot by the SLO Swim Center, and then walk over to the park. Some GPS tools will take you to the wrong spot, so use the SLO Swim Center address.
David
Tue, 07 Jan 2025
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Last Updated: Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:14:39 GMT
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